Progressing hobby-horse.



PATENTED APR. 24, 1906.

A. HITTJ PROGRESSING HOBBY HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.31, 1904.

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JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY. ASSIGNOR TO 0. W. BADGER. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PFIOGRIESSING HOBBY-HORSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed that 31, 1904. Serial No. 200.885.

1'0 all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADRIAN Hrr'r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Progressing Hobby- Horses, which the following is a specification.

My invention relates especially to the construction and arrangement of a horse for the use of children, and has for its object the provision of means and mechanism whereby such horse may be made to progress forward in a direct line or in curves or a circle by the simple u ward and downward jouncing movement of t e body of the rider.

To attain the desired end, my invention consists, essentially, in a horse in which is comprised a hollow body formed in two parts hinged together, sprin s within the body connected to each of sai sections, legs ivoted to the body and provided with adjusta le controlling-springs, a head pivoted to the body, and means for guiding the forward movement of the horse; and my invention also involves certain other novel and useful combinations or arrangements of parts and peculiarities of construction and operation, all of which will be hereinafter first fully described and then pointed out in the claims. v

In the drawings forming 'a part hereof, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my progressin horse before any skin or covering is ap lie thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertica section through the body. Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view at line 0 c of Fig. 1 looking from the front. Fi 4 is a vertical sectional view at line b b of Fig. 3 looking from the left, and Fig. 5is a like view at line a a of the same figure lookin from the right. Fig. 6 is a side elevation an partial vertical section of one of the front legs.

Similar numerals of reference wherever they occur indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

1 is the forward portion of the body of the horse, made hollow and hinged to the rear portion of the body 2 at 3. The part 2 is cut away, as at 4. 5 represents the hind le s, firml secured to a rod 6, passing throug a er oration in the part 2 of the body, as particularly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and also connected together by a rod 7, which passes through slots 8 in said part 2., 9 is a bracket fixed in the part 2 at 10 and carrying a pivoted bar 11, the lower end whereof engages with the rod 7, the upper arm being notched and adjustably engaging with aspring 12,

carried by a cross-rod 13.

Fixed in the part 1 of the body is a bar 14, wherewith engage s rings 15, extending to an eyepiece 16, ed to the ortion 2 of the body, such sprin s norma y holding the arts 1 and 2 in t e position shown in the rawings.

17 represents the front legs fixed to ahollow shaft 18 by means of hubs 19. Surrounding each hub 19 is a coiled spring 20, one extremity whereof engages with such hub at 21 and the other with a plate 22, fixed tothe partlof thebody, these springs helping to carry the legs 17 to their initial position when thrown forward in the movement of the horse. 23 is a tongue which projects from the hollow shaft 18 and carries a rod 24, with which are connected one or more springs 25. 26 is a link for limiting the upward movement of the rod 24. 27 is a notched plate wherewith the upper extremities of the springs are adjustably connected. 32 is a stop carried by the leg-plate and arranged to contact with the rim 34 of the plate 22 and one of the parts 33 thereon, limitin the movement of the leg.

The neck 28 of t e horse is pivoted to the body portion 1 by a rod 29 assin through eyes 30 and carries within tlie bo y a proipcting finger 31, which extends between earingieces 35, projecting from a rod 36, mounte within the hollow shaft 18 through a slot 37 therein. The ends of the rod 36 bear pivoted bars 38, engaging with cranks 39, mounted upon rods 40, extending longitudinally through each leg 17 and carrying at their lower extremities feet or the equivalent, such as 41. is a stay-rod passing between the hubs 19.

In each foot is mounted a roller 42, the shaft 43 upon which it turns be' fixed in the foot and loosely carries a curve late 44, which rests upon the floor at the bac of each wheel. 45 is the saddle, 46 the bridle, and 47 the stirrups, affixed in their proper locations.

When constructed and arranged in accordance with the foregoing descriptlon and ready for use, the springs 12 and 25 are adjusted in accordance with the weight of the child expected to ride the horse. The feet being roo placed within the stirrups, the rider. raises iimself forcibly, such movement bearing downward upon the body'portion 1, causing. the fore feet .to be projected'forward, brmging the plates 44 therein incontact withthe floor, thus preventing a return of the fore legs to their initial position until the .hind legs are automatically drawn forwardby the action of the s rings connected therewith and the action 0 the springs 15, such movement being occasioned by the slight change in the location of the weight of the rider.

The plates 44 upon the hind feet preventany backward movement of the horse. It will thus be seen that a slight rise and fall of the rider will cause an alternate'movemcnt' of the logs and always 1n a'forward dlrectlon,

causing the horse to progress in a straight line, if the head is not turned, and where it is desired to deviate the pulling of the head to either side by means of the bridle-reins will i. the fore 1e gs, and connections between saidv tially as shown and d scribed.

35 rodsand the pivoted head and neck, substan- 2. A progressing obb -horse in which is comprised a hollow body orrned in two arts hinged together; springs Wlthill the ody connected'to'each of saidsections; adjustable springs within the bodyconnected to a shaft 'carryingthe fore legs; a head pivoted: vto the body, partially-rotatable feet carried" by rods passmgjthrough the fore le 5, and

3 connections between said rods and t e pivoted head and neck and described. I 4

3 In -a device vof the character herein specified, the combination with'the'legs' and means for projecting the same forward, of stops carried at the rear of the hind feet and arranged to rest on the floor, substantially as y t 1 shown and described. .Y

4. ha hobby-horse of the oharacterhe'rein specified, the combination'withithernov substantially as shown able head and neck, of' art iall'y-rotatable shafts extending longitu front legs 'to the feet and means for actuatin saidshafts independent of the movement .0 the legs substantially as shown and described. Signed at New Yoi k, in the'county' of New York and State of New York, this 30th day of March, A. D. 1904. u t ADRIAN HITT.

Witnesses:

A. M. PIERCE, KAREN LARsEN.

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